Legal Opinion
Stockard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 26, 2014No. A13A2176PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
After a jury trial, Carlos Alan Stockard was convicted of making a false statement (OCGA § 16-10-20).1 Stockard appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the evidence is *185insufficient to sustain his conviction because the State failed to prove venue. For the reasons that follow, we agree and reverse.
Generally, “all criminal cases shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed[.]” Ga. Const, of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. VI.
The standard for review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction is whether after viewing the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bundren v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Space Leasing Associates v. Atlantic Building Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Bulloch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Chase v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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